African Elegance Hair Braid & Weaving

I got box braids done here once. I asked for the earliest appointment on a Saturday morning. I was told 9AM, which I thought was a little late given that braids and twists generally take 5+ hours to complete. I arrived at 9 and no one was there. My stylist showed up late 30 minutes later. I was completely turned off. No apology and a complete disrespect for my time.
The style came out great and the stylist was fairly quick getting my hair done. Well, as quick as you can be with individual braids. You have the option of buying hair at the shop which is a plus if you want to skip the task of researching and buying it yourself and bringing it in.
I hope to see this business improve.

I’ve been going here for just over a year. I always get the kinky twists, so I can really only speak for that style. They always get done within 3 – 4 hours, which I find amazing. I’m used to having it take all day. The wait is never really long. Last time I had to wait an hour, but that was an exception and they tried to find someone who could come in and do it earlier. The people who work at the store are friendly enough and their cute kids are usually hanging out. Kids don’t really bother me, but I can see how they could bother someone. I have seen other styles get done and they all look great. I would definitely recommend this place!

This is a great little shop. I enjoyed wonderful conversation and a beautiful head of Senegalese twists. My only complaint is my friend having hers done for $ 10 less. Seems like impromptu prices might be a practice so definitely ask when you’re there and before you get your hair done.

The hair stylists/​braiders in this salon were friendly, professional, and timely. My style, however, was unfamiliar to them (large Senegalese twists similar to Solange’s box braids, but twisted). So I think it was my stylist’s first time doing it. As a result, the braids were not neat or tight. The front looked good, but underneath many of my twists had my natural hair poking out from the twists.
At first, I thought braid unraveling was normal for such large twists. However, when I got this style done again at a different shop no hair came out of twists AND they didn’t unravel. And all my braids were the same size.
I think these are great women. With more practice, African Elegance will be excellent!